Three Faulkner State Lady Sun Chiefs earn All Conference team honors

Faulkner State sophomore post player Sheena Houston, center, was named to both the all-region and all-conference teams recently. Teammates Megan Harris, also a sophomore, and freshman point guard Kenyetta Whitter were also selected to the second team All-Conference squad

Sophomore post player Sheena Houston led the way as the Faulkner State player was selected to the second team All-Region/State squad and was named to the first team All-Conference squad.

Megan Harris, another sophomore, was picked for the second team All-Conference squad as was freshman point guard Kenyetta Whitter.

"All three of these players made big contributions to our team this season and I am very happy they have been rewarded for their play," FSCC head coach Linda Pitts said of the trio.

"Sheena Houston -- I really felt like she was one of, if not the best, post players in the state. She was our best shooter at 51 percent field-goal shooting and 75 percent at the free-throw line. Sheena was second on our team in both scoring (8.93 points per game) and rebound (6.9 rebounds per contest)," Pitts said.

"Sheena was definitely our most consistent and dependable post player, as she came ready to play every game. She worked hard to improve her game each day and had a very good sophomore year for us. She only played the spring (second half of the season) for us a freshman but came back this past fall and earned a starting spot," Pitts said.

"Sheena was elected as a team captain and is a very unselfish player. She is also very coachable and is very well deserving of these awards," the coach added.

Houston, a 6-1 sophomore from Fort Towson, Okla., scored 18 points twice this past season (against Lawson and L.B. Wallace) and had a high game of 19 rebounds against Frank Phillips.

Harris, a 5-10 guard/forward from Pensacola, earned second team All Conference honors.

"Megan was one of our best shooters from the floor, second only to Sheena, making 45 percent of her field-goal attempts. She averaged 8.06 points per outing in all games but 10.3 ppg in league game," Pitts said. "She was our most versatile player, playing both small forward and the three guard throughout the season. Megan missed some games in the fall due to knee surgery and suffered a dislocated shoulder the last game of the regular season. Despite all those obstacles, she found a way to help us to a 10-4 conference record.

"She is a great competitor and wants to win every time she gets on the floor. Her mistakes were never from a lack of effort and she certainly deserves recognition for what she did for us this season," Pitts added. Whitter is a 5-5" freshman point guard from Pensacola.

"Kenyetta played in all 30 games for us -- injury free. She averaged the most minutes playing time on the team (a team that had nine sophomores) and I felt she was one of the best true point guards in the state," coach Pitts commented.

"She shot the ball well (40 percent field-goal shooting) and led the team and the Southern Division with 5.7 assists per game overall and 7.21 assists per game in conference play. She also had 52 steals, tops on the team."

"Her contribution to our team was making those around her look good. She did an outstanding job for us and this award was well-earned," Pitts added. Pitts added that Houston and Harris, along with fellow sophs Sheanice Rhoden and Ashley Vickers, are being recruited by several four-year schools but no decisions have been made about their futures in basketball yet.